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secret store of plutonium in his basement just to get him in trouble and then the poor shlep at the pentagon that has answered the call has to write it down just. for due diligence state due diligence and excessive paperwork and bureaucracy that's what this memo is kind of like and it's the most popular document in the f.b.i. vault why because it talks about aliens and lot that people want to believe that the u.s. government hand them any government scrap of paper with the word alien on it must be proof right. the moral of the story is that just because there's an f.b.i. memo about u.f.o.'s and nine hundred fifty doesn't mean that the u.s. government has a private stash of with zero someplace don't take every sentence you read to be proof of the fact you want to exist is special effects and to start with something like one guy heard from another guy that some other guy that his brother knows said take the time to sort out fact from fiction look for well credited sources and actually process the information before jumping to conclusions in other words question more even if it means having to
secret store of plutonium in his basement just to get him in trouble and then the poor shlep at the pentagon that has answered the call has to write it down just. for due diligence state due diligence and excessive paperwork and bureaucracy that's what this memo is kind of like and it's the most popular document in the f.b.i. vault why because it talks about aliens and lot that people want to believe that the u.s. government hand them any government scrap of paper with the word alien on it must...
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this threat as the pentagon is enhancing its missile defense. doug luzader has details live from washington. doug, this is very scary. >> it is. you never know whether to take these threats seriously. because north korea has nuclear technology the pentagon is not taking chances. u.s. forces in south korea are conducting training exercises preparing for the possibility of an attack from north korea including the potential for chemical weapons. north korean missile technology is still very much a work in progress, but south korea believes one long range missile has been moved. the intentions of north korean dictator kim jong un are still very much in question. u.s. defenses if the region include ship and land based interceptor systems. one has been moved to guam as it is acknowledged north korea has nuclear capability. >> some of the actions taken over the past few weeks present a real and clear danger and threat to the interests of certainly of our allies starting with south korea. >> the threat for now is largely regional. north korea does not p
this threat as the pentagon is enhancing its missile defense. doug luzader has details live from washington. doug, this is very scary. >> it is. you never know whether to take these threats seriously. because north korea has nuclear technology the pentagon is not taking chances. u.s. forces in south korea are conducting training exercises preparing for the possibility of an attack from north korea including the potential for chemical weapons. north korean missile technology is still very...
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defense secretary chuck hagel says the pentagon has not taken the regime's threats lightly. >> is north korea more dangerous today? i think they're very provocative actions and belligerent tone has ratcheted up the danger. and we have to understand that reality. >> on tuesday, kim jong-un threatened to fire on guam, hawaii, and the u.s. mainland. and has recently put ground troops and artillery on standby. and pyongyang even released a propaganda video earlier this month showing the u.s. capitol and white house under attack. >>> the situation in syria grows worse by the day. mortar shells fell on the ca cafeteria at damascus university killing at least 15 students and wounding at least 20 more. so far, it's unclear which side is responsible for the attack, but fighting has only intensified in the capital, as residents try to force president assad from office. meanwhile, a former u.s. soldier was charged here at home for conspiring to use a rocket-propelled grenade while fighting in syria. eric harroun is accused of fighting alongside a group commonly known as al qaeda in iraq. he even p
defense secretary chuck hagel says the pentagon has not taken the regime's threats lightly. >> is north korea more dangerous today? i think they're very provocative actions and belligerent tone has ratcheted up the danger. and we have to understand that reality. >> on tuesday, kim jong-un threatened to fire on guam, hawaii, and the u.s. mainland. and has recently put ground troops and artillery on standby. and pyongyang even released a propaganda video earlier this month showing the...
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though the pentagon is worried about the nearly 30,000 u.s. troops stationed along the border between the two countries. most analysts say north korea is years away from being able to attack the united states. case in point this satellite image of the korean peninsula at night. you can see south korea brightly lit while the north is the complete opposite, just 26% of north korea's population has access to electricity. but pyongyang does possess nuclear weapons. the bush administration tried to proceed convenient the north from going nuclear with round of crippling sanctions. but despite that they tested their first nuke in 2006 and followed that with two more tests in 2009 and again last month. jenna: that lead to what is happening now in iran. we are also using sanctions to try to prevent iran from eye inquiring nuclear weapons. some have questioned whether they will be effective with the islamic republic. our next guest is one of the experts on the iranian sanctions and a co-author of an op ed in the "wall street journal" explaining why ther
though the pentagon is worried about the nearly 30,000 u.s. troops stationed along the border between the two countries. most analysts say north korea is years away from being able to attack the united states. case in point this satellite image of the korean peninsula at night. you can see south korea brightly lit while the north is the complete opposite, just 26% of north korea's population has access to electricity. but pyongyang does possess nuclear weapons. the bush administration tried to...
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but the pentagon says u.s. military defense missile systems and people are on their way now to guam right now. this is an island that north korea calls a possible target. tonight, at 6:00 eastern wolf blitzer will host a special edition of "the situation room" focusing entirely on this crisis in north korea. you're not going to want to miss that. here's what we're also working on for this hour. ronald reagan's daughter says he would have supported same sex marriage. and she tells us why. and in texas everyone pretty much still on edge after a district attorney and his wife shot down, killed in their own home. now, there's a new reward. plus, living out his dream after spending years in prison for a crime he did not commit, brian banks gets a second chance at playing in the nfl. hoo-hoo...hoo-hoo. hoo-hoo hoo. sir... i'll get it together i promise... heeheehee. jimmy: ronny, how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? ronny: i'd say happier than the pillsbury doughboy on his way to a bak
but the pentagon says u.s. military defense missile systems and people are on their way now to guam right now. this is an island that north korea calls a possible target. tonight, at 6:00 eastern wolf blitzer will host a special edition of "the situation room" focusing entirely on this crisis in north korea. you're not going to want to miss that. here's what we're also working on for this hour. ronald reagan's daughter says he would have supported same sex marriage. and she tells us...
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is the pentagon making all the right moves? the pop lead. i can picture it now. clint eastwood turning to an empty chair and asking, who the heck is lady gaga? details of the rnc's big money plan to get her to perform at the convention and how they got rejected. >>> the world lead. the situation in north korea seems to be careening increasingly out of control by the day. the u.s. military now says that it has a second destroyer in the region after the north announced it is restarting a nuclear reactor and leaving no doubt that it plans to use that reactor to try to make nuclear weapons. the reactor is in yonbyun and north korea shut it down years ago after six-party talks including the u.s. the company made a big show of imploding a cooling tower in 1998. now north korea is turning it on again giving the usual line how it will use the facility to generate electricity and also saying for the first time it will be used tlos to make nuclear weapons. this comes a day after the u.s. decided to park a destroyer that can shoot down missiles near the korean peninsula. to
is the pentagon making all the right moves? the pop lead. i can picture it now. clint eastwood turning to an empty chair and asking, who the heck is lady gaga? details of the rnc's big money plan to get her to perform at the convention and how they got rejected. >>> the world lead. the situation in north korea seems to be careening increasingly out of control by the day. the u.s. military now says that it has a second destroyer in the region after the north announced it is restarting a...
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the pentagon is pushing back. >> what is the rationale for opposing this legislation? we're simply saying that our position has not changed. this is a matter that is pending before a court. i'm not going to get into it. >> reporter: cnn obtained the pentagon position paper which does. in it officials argue awarding the purple heart would taint the case against the alleged shooter major hasan. quote, this provision would be viewed as setting the stage for a formal declaration that major hasan is a terrorist. such a situation would fundamentally compromise the fairness and due process of the pending trial. >> that argument is total rubbish. >> neil share is an attorney for the victims and says it is absurd to think that high ranking officers who make up the jury will be swayed by an award and he argues hasan is a terrorist. >> as he was firing mercilessly on his victims, he was yelling, god is great. he was getting advice from al awlaki who was i believe in yemen. >> hasan corresponded with al qaeda leader awlaki a dozen times in the months leading up to the incident. bu
the pentagon is pushing back. >> what is the rationale for opposing this legislation? we're simply saying that our position has not changed. this is a matter that is pending before a court. i'm not going to get into it. >> reporter: cnn obtained the pentagon position paper which does. in it officials argue awarding the purple heart would taint the case against the alleged shooter major hasan. quote, this provision would be viewed as setting the stage for a formal declaration that...
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the pentagon confirming the u.s.s. john s. mccain, a navy destroyer ship, has been deployed to the region. this ship is capable of shooting down missiles. rap tor fighter jets are also in the region now. the white house is keeping a close watch on north korea's actions and the provocative rhetoric from kim jong un. >> i would note despite the harsh rhetoric we're hearing from kim jong un, we are not seeing changes to the north korean military posture such as large-scale mobilizeation and positioning of forces. >> what this leads to is the fact that we need a solution to the fact that we have basically a nuclearized north korea. i think the country that can play the biggest role in this is china. >> south korea's new president says she will not wait for china to act. the south's first female president is taking a tough stance, telling her commanders if the north carolina rhys out an attack, they are ordered to respond forcefully and immediately and not wait for her approval. >> thank you, kelly. time for your first degree weath
the pentagon confirming the u.s.s. john s. mccain, a navy destroyer ship, has been deployed to the region. this ship is capable of shooting down missiles. rap tor fighter jets are also in the region now. the white house is keeping a close watch on north korea's actions and the provocative rhetoric from kim jong un. >> i would note despite the harsh rhetoric we're hearing from kim jong un, we are not seeing changes to the north korean military posture such as large-scale mobilizeation and...
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however, pentagon officials say the declaration is nothing more than war- mongering rhetoric. none the less analysts are keeping an eye on events like a closely watched chess game. today's announcement comes after a rally in north korean capital pee-yong- yang on friday. thousands gathered in staged protest of u-s participation in south korean military drills friday. north korean leader kim jong-oon has reportedly ordered that rockets be aimed at american targets in korea, and toward u-s soil. >> in iraq, a string ofdozens more were wounded. this comes amid a rise in >> u-s commandos in eastern afghanistan have handed over their base to afghan special forces. the move meets a demand by president hamid karzai to have american forces leave the area. karzai accused u-s troops and an interpreter working with them of torture, kidnapping and execution of militant suspects at the base. work alongside local police to keep insurgents from using the area to attack the capital of kabul. >> the body of a fallen marine is back home in the bay area. lance corporal sara castro- mata. who is
however, pentagon officials say the declaration is nothing more than war- mongering rhetoric. none the less analysts are keeping an eye on events like a closely watched chess game. today's announcement comes after a rally in north korean capital pee-yong- yang on friday. thousands gathered in staged protest of u-s participation in south korean military drills friday. north korean leader kim jong-oon has reportedly ordered that rockets be aimed at american targets in korea, and toward u-s soil....
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the pentagon this week has been ramping up missile defenses in that part of the world as the state department tries to figure out what is going to happen next. >> we are taking the appropriate steps in terms of defense of the united states, in terms of defense of our allies, so the republic of korea and japan. we are making those clear. and we are watching very closely, obviously. >> watching closely but trying to figure out what north korean leader kim jong un is going to do next or achieve is difficult. u.n. attorney general is concerned with this level of brinksmanship, anything can happen. >> nuclear threats is not the game. disvery serious. -- it is very serious. i think they have gone too far in their rhetoric. and i'm concerned that if by any misjudgment, by any miscalculation of the situation, any unwanted crisis happens, this this will have very serious implications. >> the u.s. is trying to lean on china because it wields influence on north korea. as you know, dealing with china is not easy either. >> thank you. the time for your first degree weather update. >> maria is tracking spr
the pentagon this week has been ramping up missile defenses in that part of the world as the state department tries to figure out what is going to happen next. >> we are taking the appropriate steps in terms of defense of the united states, in terms of defense of our allies, so the republic of korea and japan. we are making those clear. and we are watching very closely, obviously. >> watching closely but trying to figure out what north korean leader kim jong un is going to do next...
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the pentagon is now confirming to us the u.s.s. decatur has been sent to the region, a warship has been sent to respond to any military threats. yesterday the u.s.s. mccain was sent to the western pacific. lieutenant colonel ollie north is worried about the obama administration's actions. >> what's this administration doing? ratcheting up the rhetoric. there was a president by the name of teddy roosevelt who gave us a great axiom for how to deal with this. ronald reagan said peace through strength. teddy roosevelt said speak softly and carry a big stick. >> the top u.s. commander in south kor has never seen the region as tense as it is right now. concerns prompted a federal prosecutor to case in texas involving a white supremacist gang. the gang is being investigated for the murders of the mcclellands and mark hasse. jay riley was working on a case against 34 members but sent a letter to defense attorneys saying he has stepped down. >> i understand why someone would want to step back, and it makes sense to me. especially people who
the pentagon is now confirming to us the u.s.s. decatur has been sent to the region, a warship has been sent to respond to any military threats. yesterday the u.s.s. mccain was sent to the western pacific. lieutenant colonel ollie north is worried about the obama administration's actions. >> what's this administration doing? ratcheting up the rhetoric. there was a president by the name of teddy roosevelt who gave us a great axiom for how to deal with this. ronald reagan said peace through...
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carol. >> barbara starr, live from the pentagon this morning. forced spending cuts have president obama breaking out the checkbook. the president giving up some of his salary while other federal workers feel the pinch. don't look for those in congress to follow the president's lead. >> most of my colleagues are the bread winners in their families. pay cut to me doesn't mean as much. i don't think we should do it we should respect the work we do. i think it's necessary for us to have the dignity of the job that we have rewarded. >> all right. nancy pelosi said that on february 15th. dan lothian at the white house right now. so is this just a stunt or are people really into this? >> i think this is more symbolic than anything else. the president won't feel any economic pain in this gift in addition to the big salary he gets for president, he makes outside income from books, but nonetheless, a lot of people out there who are feeling the pain from these cuts, so the president is reaching into his own wallet. president obama is putting his money wher
carol. >> barbara starr, live from the pentagon this morning. forced spending cuts have president obama breaking out the checkbook. the president giving up some of his salary while other federal workers feel the pinch. don't look for those in congress to follow the president's lead. >> most of my colleagues are the bread winners in their families. pay cut to me doesn't mean as much. i don't think we should do it we should respect the work we do. i think it's necessary for us to have...
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south korea's defense minister says pyongyang moved a missile with considerable range and the pentagon announced it's deploying a system to guam in the pacific. >> they have nuclear capacity now. they have missile delivery capacity now. and so as they have ratcheted up their dangerous rhetoric and some of the actions they've taken over the last few weeks, present a real and clear danger and threat. >> joining me now is richard engel live for us in seoul. as we were discussing earlier this week as you've been reporting, this is one of the weirdest escalations we've seen because for the longest time the united states was trying to not take what he was saying seriously even the south koreans and now everybody seemed to change their tune in the last 24 hours. >> reporter: not necessarily the last 24 hours. i think it really changed when you go back to the quote you just played when north korea clearly demonstrated that it has a nuclear capacity. they have now conducted three nuclear tests. one of them just a few months ago and they've conducted numerous missile tests which they call satell
south korea's defense minister says pyongyang moved a missile with considerable range and the pentagon announced it's deploying a system to guam in the pacific. >> they have nuclear capacity now. they have missile delivery capacity now. and so as they have ratcheted up their dangerous rhetoric and some of the actions they've taken over the last few weeks, present a real and clear danger and threat. >> joining me now is richard engel live for us in seoul. as we were discussing...
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i mean, joseph, the pentagon has already announced that it's going to start beefing up its missile defense system. is that the right move knowing that this may be all posturing at this point? >> i think the u.s. has taken appropriate measures at this point. you are directing it to me, right? >> yes. >> appropriate measures at this point. it isn't that the missile defenses work, they don't really, but it's a gesture on the part of the united states. i thought the bomber drills sending the b-52s and the b-2 bombers over south korea was appropriate at this point. it's mainly directed at north korea drawing a line saying you are playing with fire here. but more to our south korean allies, to reassure them that we have their back, that they in turn can be a little more confident in their responses to north korea. so, you see the south korean president mrs. park still even during this period offering diplomatic exchanges, offering an olive branch to the north koreans, that's because she knows that the united states is behind them with any military measures should those be required. >> okay, so,
i mean, joseph, the pentagon has already announced that it's going to start beefing up its missile defense system. is that the right move knowing that this may be all posturing at this point? >> i think the u.s. has taken appropriate measures at this point. you are directing it to me, right? >> yes. >> appropriate measures at this point. it isn't that the missile defenses work, they don't really, but it's a gesture on the part of the united states. i thought the bomber drills...
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. >> yeah, i mean, joseph, the pentagon has already announced that it's going to start beefing up its missile defense system. is that the right move knowing that this may be all posturing at this point? >> i think the u.s. has taken appropriate measures at this point. you are directing it to me, right? >> yes. >> appropriate measures at this point. it's not that the missile defenses work, they don't really, but it's a gesture on the part of the united states. i thought the bomber drills sending the b-52s and b-2 bombers over south korea was appropriate at this point. it's mainly directed to draw -- at north korea to draw a line saying, you know, you are playing with fire here. but more to our south korean allies to reassure them that we have their back. that they in turn can be a little more confident in their responses to north korea, so you see the south korean president, mrs. park, still even during this period offering diplomatic exchanges, offering an olive branch to the north koreans. that's because she knows that the united states is behind them with any military measures shoul
. >> yeah, i mean, joseph, the pentagon has already announced that it's going to start beefing up its missile defense system. is that the right move knowing that this may be all posturing at this point? >> i think the u.s. has taken appropriate measures at this point. you are directing it to me, right? >> yes. >> appropriate measures at this point. it's not that the missile defenses work, they don't really, but it's a gesture on the part of the united states. i thought...
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he worked at high develops for the national security agency and inside the pentagon. all that you've heard coming out of north korea, what concerns you or disturbs you the most? >> i think the rhetoric in the past week, jon has been really ramped up from what we've seen in historical analysis, and it becomes a very dangerous rhetoric because of the way in which they've done it, the manner in which they've proceeded witness. you couple that with the deployment of you two missile launchers to the east coast of north korea, and that spells a lot of possible trouble ahead. >> those missiles thought to be intermediate raining, what does it mean? where could they go. >> they could go a variety of tiff rent places. basically the range is anywhere from 1500 miles to about 3,000 miles, so that would put guam in the crosshairs of the missile, japan, and of course south korea. anywhere in that swath of territory from the eastern part of north korea on out could potentially fall in -- victim to the targeting of that missile. jon: we know that north korea has nuclear weapons but n
he worked at high develops for the national security agency and inside the pentagon. all that you've heard coming out of north korea, what concerns you or disturbs you the most? >> i think the rhetoric in the past week, jon has been really ramped up from what we've seen in historical analysis, and it becomes a very dangerous rhetoric because of the way in which they've done it, the manner in which they've proceeded witness. you couple that with the deployment of you two missile launchers...
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in late 1969 i got a contract from random house to do something on pentagon waste. i am doing it. it is money in the bank. i get a call one day. it was from somebody who ended up -- he became an educator who became head of the voice of america for bill clinton. he was chairman of the department of journalism at southern california. at that time he was an anti-war lawyer. somehow he has picked up -- he will not tell me -- he said, there is an amazing story going on. some guy, some gi has shot up by a lot of people, it is a huge scandal and the pentagon is trying to suppress it. i could not -- he would not tell me who told him. i only knew him through his brother, i did not know him, but -- d read all of these advice i give to journalists is simple, read before you write. i had read the various books published by the american friends committee and the anti- poor people who would come back from vietnam's. there were worked hearings in 1968 to talk about atrocities they witnessed. i read that stuff and paid attention to its. i also knew from talking to the young generals i met at the
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and at the pentagon, nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski, good to have you both on this morning. mick, let's start with you and the latest in north korea. >> well, the latest in north korea, did get everyone's attention when they announced they were going to start their nuclear weapons development program, which was halted in 2007 in an agreement with the international community and the united states. and the north koreans have made it clear today, anyway, that they intend to make their nuclear weapons development a major part of the economy. now, it took everybody not necessarily by surprise, but, again, it did get everybody's attention because after all, if north korea didn't have the ability to produce nuclear weapons, we probably wouldn't be talking about them today. so as the escalation or the tensions have escalated, the provocations back and forth, they finally played their whole card this morning talking about the nuclear weapons development. >> what's it mean, charlie? >> you know, my sense is, they're bluffing. they do this all the time. why this active en
and at the pentagon, nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski, good to have you both on this morning. mick, let's start with you and the latest in north korea. >> well, the latest in north korea, did get everyone's attention when they announced they were going to start their nuclear weapons development program, which was halted in 2007 in an agreement with the international community and the united states. and the north koreans have made it clear today, anyway, that they...
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the pentagon is saying they're going to move one to the u.s. base in guam two years ahead of schedule but there's also word the white house wants to dial back the rhetoric a bit. dan lothian is live in washington but, first, jim clancy in seoul, south korea. jim, a lot going on right now. >> reporter: a lot going on and it just keeps happening hour by hour. a lot unsubstantiated. that's n as much of a threat as the convention alarms that are known to be in north korea's possession and that's why there was so much interest stirred today when south korea's defense ministry announced that they had deteched that some of these medium range missiles had been moved to the eastern coast of the korean peninsula either for a drill or for a potential test that could come imminently. listen to what the defense ministry spokesman had to say. >> translator: we are maintaining the weapon readiness posture, especially after today's movement of the anti-airborne operations. i believe we are fully prepared to control the critical situation. >> reporter: in the m
the pentagon is saying they're going to move one to the u.s. base in guam two years ahead of schedule but there's also word the white house wants to dial back the rhetoric a bit. dan lothian is live in washington but, first, jim clancy in seoul, south korea. jim, a lot going on right now. >> reporter: a lot going on and it just keeps happening hour by hour. a lot unsubstantiated. that's n as much of a threat as the convention alarms that are known to be in north korea's possession and...
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position, general chilton was the assistant vice chief of staff and direct your of air staff at the pentagon. he organizes come equips and maintains mission ready space and cyberspace forces and capabilities for the north american aerospace defense command in u.s. strategic command. general shelton graduated with a bachelors degree in astronautical engineering and holds a masters degree in this field for the u.s. air force institute of technology. our final witnesses charles s. bolden junior, space administration. administrator bolton served as a pilot in the marine corps earning the rank of general. in the course of his military career, participated in several international campaigns and tested a variety of ground attack aircraft until a candidate in 1980. administrator bolden held positions at nasa and was able to participate in and support service they shuttle flights and he traveled to orbit four times aboard the space shuttle, traces the mission commander. for his many achievements come administrator bolton was from the hall of fame in a 2006. he earned a bachelor's degree in science an
position, general chilton was the assistant vice chief of staff and direct your of air staff at the pentagon. he organizes come equips and maintains mission ready space and cyberspace forces and capabilities for the north american aerospace defense command in u.s. strategic command. general shelton graduated with a bachelors degree in astronautical engineering and holds a masters degree in this field for the u.s. air force institute of technology. our final witnesses charles s. bolden junior,...
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pentagon officials say they are not taking the north's threats lightly. jim walsh joining us from watertown, massachusetts. he joins from m.i.t., and has traveled to north korea before to discuss the nuclear issue. jim, is this a sign that north korea is likely to pull the trigger? what are they doing here? >> no, they are not going to pull the trigger. fundamentals have not changed. these are the core facts. north korea, the weaker of the two military powers. if there was a war, north korea would lose and lose badly. north korea doesn't want that to happen and that's not even counting the u.s. committing 20,000 troops on the peninsula to support our allies. the north koreans don't want a war, but clearly they want to provoke, maybe for domestic consumption for young new leader consolidating his position or winning the support of the military or it might be for purposes of trying to coerceively bargain, to try to win concessions out of south korea, in any case, we don't know why they are doing it, but it's still scary. this has a different feel about it t
pentagon officials say they are not taking the north's threats lightly. jim walsh joining us from watertown, massachusetts. he joins from m.i.t., and has traveled to north korea before to discuss the nuclear issue. jim, is this a sign that north korea is likely to pull the trigger? what are they doing here? >> no, they are not going to pull the trigger. fundamentals have not changed. these are the core facts. north korea, the weaker of the two military powers. if there was a war, north...
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he's at the pentagon. chris, what more are we learning about this missile, and what is the pentagon saying about this threat? >> well, the concern, don, basically is that if they did this test off the east coast, that it could go over japan, which would be very threatening to the u.s. ally in japan, and you would wonder what sort of response could be needed out after that. but this missile, they have seen indications over the last few days that the north has been moving missile components, a missile launch system to that east coast in preparation for a potential test launch. the concern with this missile, of course, if it works, it has the range to hit u.s. forces in south korea, in japan, possibly guam. but the main focus right now is the fact that this only ratchets up this rhetoric that's been going on for the past week and what we've seen today is an attempt by the u.s. government to sort of tamp this down a bit. >> so, many experts believe, chris, north korea really has no intention of starting a war,
he's at the pentagon. chris, what more are we learning about this missile, and what is the pentagon saying about this threat? >> well, the concern, don, basically is that if they did this test off the east coast, that it could go over japan, which would be very threatening to the u.s. ally in japan, and you would wonder what sort of response could be needed out after that. but this missile, they have seen indications over the last few days that the north has been moving missile...
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. >> at the pentagon officials say missile defense system has been deployed to the u.s. pacific territory of guam. it should strengthen the region's protections against a possible attack. >> civilian employee of the army has been shot dead in an apparent domestic incident at ft. knox. the sprawling kentucky military post was on heightened asecurity alert following the shooting. police don't believe the suspect is still in the area. the fbi is also involved in the investigation. >> now to miami where witnesses say a helicopter dropped straight out of the sky killing two people on board. the small helicopter slammed into some palm trees, crashed into a parking lot and then burst into flames. authorities say it happened after taking off from a nearby airport. the faa is investigating. >> more than a dozen members of rutgers' university faculty are calling for more heads to roll now that the school has fired the men's basketball coach. mike rice lost his job yesterday, a day after the release of the video showing him abusing players at practices using homophobic slurs, rice
. >> at the pentagon officials say missile defense system has been deployed to the u.s. pacific territory of guam. it should strengthen the region's protections against a possible attack. >> civilian employee of the army has been shot dead in an apparent domestic incident at ft. knox. the sprawling kentucky military post was on heightened asecurity alert following the shooting. police don't believe the suspect is still in the area. the fbi is also involved in the investigation....
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the pentagon says it remains unconcerned about what north korea says. the u.s. cares what it does. >> we haven't seen any kind of troop movements on the north korean side that would indicate imminent military action, so we think that things may be dialing down just a bit on the korean peninsula. at least we hope so. >> reporter: south korea responded to north korea's days of threats with a warning of its own. south korea's president announced any provocation by north korea against her country would result in a strong response in initial combat, essentially lowering the military barriers to respond immediately to a north korean attack. the big concern here on the peninsula is miscalculation, that in this heated environment, there could be a mistake, either from the north or the south, and then this region could trip into conflict. kyung lah, cnn, seoul. >>> a stunning admission this morning. the suspect in last month's murder of colorado's corrections chief should not have been a free man. court officials now say even ebel -- evan ebel was released from jail four
the pentagon says it remains unconcerned about what north korea says. the u.s. cares what it does. >> we haven't seen any kind of troop movements on the north korean side that would indicate imminent military action, so we think that things may be dialing down just a bit on the korean peninsula. at least we hope so. >> reporter: south korea responded to north korea's days of threats with a warning of its own. south korea's president announced any provocation by north korea against...
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mostly sunny, pentagon. the stum come until from tomorrow, it's coming up from a very, very warm source. out of the southwest there is a lot of moisture here. the problem is it's probably going to elongate. still we'll go with rain for tomorrow. mostly sunny, daytime highs, mid-70s for some. the system -- it's -- it's developing a low right back here which is a good thing. you need that. you need the upper dynamics. it's going to slow it down. probably not a big deal. but a lot of high clouds will stream in here. by the time it arrives late tonight, tomorrow, maybe they will have something to work with. the tiny system has really picked up a lot of juice, that's cold air coming out of the rockies. very warm air coming out of the gulf. kind of a colder pattern with a series of thunderstorms from oklahoma into texas. it's that time of year. you get these lows coming out of the four kowshers and that's a -- kowrners and that's a -- corners. most locations, upper 40s to 50s. oakland airport has been warm, warm,
mostly sunny, pentagon. the stum come until from tomorrow, it's coming up from a very, very warm source. out of the southwest there is a lot of moisture here. the problem is it's probably going to elongate. still we'll go with rain for tomorrow. mostly sunny, daytime highs, mid-70s for some. the system -- it's -- it's developing a low right back here which is a good thing. you need that. you need the upper dynamics. it's going to slow it down. probably not a big deal. but a lot of high clouds...
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destroyers arrived, reinforcing the fact that the pentagon will defend south korea. for weeks north korea's young dictator has been ratcheting up the war talk vowing to attack the neighbors to the south and the united states. >> what kim jong-un, is provocative, dangerous and reckless. >> reporter: analysts say kim's behavior could be an effort to portray himself as a strong military commander but risks further isolating the communist nation. >> i think he has got to look internally and realize that he has got a -- an economic problem and got to feed his people. >> south korea is not taking any chances. president park geun-hye instructed her military to respond strongly to any attack. the u.n. secretary-general says this standoff has gone too far and is urging negotiations. the white house said kim's threat sews far have not been backed up with any actions. but everyone is watching closely what the regime does next. diane, john. >> tahman, thank you. like so many things north korea does really a situation where they are cutting off their nose to spite their face. the
destroyers arrived, reinforcing the fact that the pentagon will defend south korea. for weeks north korea's young dictator has been ratcheting up the war talk vowing to attack the neighbors to the south and the united states. >> what kim jong-un, is provocative, dangerous and reckless. >> reporter: analysts say kim's behavior could be an effort to portray himself as a strong military commander but risks further isolating the communist nation. >> i think he has got to look...
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mostly sunny, pentagon. the stum come until from tomorrow, it's coming up from a very, very warm source. out of the southwest there is a lot of moisture here. the problem is it's probably going to elongate. still we'll go with rain for tomorrow. mostly sunny, daytime highs, mid-70s for some. the system -- it's -- it's developing a low right back here which is a good thing. you need that. you need the upper dynamics. it's going to slow it down. probably not a big deal. but a lot of high clouds will stream in here. by the time it arrives late tonight, tomorrow, maybe they will have something to work with. the tiny system has really picked up a lot of juice, that's cold air coming out of the rockies. very warm air coming out of the gulf. kind of a colder pattern with a series of thunderstorms from oklahoma into texas. it's that time of year. you get these lows coming out of the four kowshers and that's a -- kowrners and that's a -- corners. most locations, upper 40s to 50s. oakland airport has been warm, warm,
mostly sunny, pentagon. the stum come until from tomorrow, it's coming up from a very, very warm source. out of the southwest there is a lot of moisture here. the problem is it's probably going to elongate. still we'll go with rain for tomorrow. mostly sunny, daytime highs, mid-70s for some. the system -- it's -- it's developing a low right back here which is a good thing. you need that. you need the upper dynamics. it's going to slow it down. probably not a big deal. but a lot of high clouds...
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. >> his enthusiasm was infectious and it won over everyone, including the pentagon brass who reluctantly agreed to the idea of embedded reporter. he won his wife, melanie, over, too. >> he was so full of this vision and he knew he could make it happen. and he did. >> weekend "today" show viewers saw that side of david, too. on and off tv he embraced everything with passion, especially his family. >> when he was home, he was dote ing on our three little girls and he just lit up the room. >> the twins were 9 and the baby 3 when david headed to iraq. melanie knew the dangers he faced on the front lines. >> we've got rockets coming in on us. we're under attack right now. >> on april 6th, 2003, her worst fears were realized. >> he was air lifted from the battlefield and died at a military field medical unit this morning. >> the news stunned melanie in more ways than one. >> did they tell you how he had died? >> at the time, i remember that they said he died from a blood clot. and i really couldn't wrap my mind around that. >> in the middle of a war zone, david was killed by something that tak
. >> his enthusiasm was infectious and it won over everyone, including the pentagon brass who reluctantly agreed to the idea of embedded reporter. he won his wife, melanie, over, too. >> he was so full of this vision and he knew he could make it happen. and he did. >> weekend "today" show viewers saw that side of david, too. on and off tv he embraced everything with passion, especially his family. >> when he was home, he was dote ing on our three little girls...
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the pentagon says it remains unconcerned about what north korea says. the u.s. cares what it does. >> we haven't seen any kind of troop movements that would indicate immanent military action. we think things may be dialing down a bit on the korean peninsula, at least we hope so. >> reporter: south korea responded to north korea's days of threats with a warning of its own, announced any provocation against her country would result in a strong response and initial combat, essentially, lowering the military's barriers to respond immediately to a north korean attack. the big concern here on the peninsula is miscalculation, that in this heated environment, there could be a mistake, either from the north or the south and then this region could trip into conflict. kyung lah, cnn, seoul. >>> nearly four months after the sandy hook massacre, the nra today will unveil the last part of its school safety initiative in washington, that plan includes putting armed guards in every school in america. the pro lobby group has been pushing that idea after 26 teachers and children
the pentagon says it remains unconcerned about what north korea says. the u.s. cares what it does. >> we haven't seen any kind of troop movements that would indicate immanent military action. we think things may be dialing down a bit on the korean peninsula, at least we hope so. >> reporter: south korea responded to north korea's days of threats with a warning of its own, announced any provocation against her country would result in a strong response and initial combat, essentially,...
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apparently there is some -- in the pentagon who worry, maybe we provoked them too much because now the north koreans feel like we got to do something to save face. so what they're doing is they've put the playbook on hold right now. they also say there is no imminent plan at this point that they believe on the part of the north koreans to actually do anything really stupid. >> brian: so the premise of this "wall street journal" column is that we're behind this, john kerry and hagel say let's start putting pressure on the north koreans by putting our destroyer there is -- >> gretchen: they haven't been in those positions for very long. this would have had to have been top of mind, with everything else going on in the world, to set something up like that? not sure. >> steve: it started after north korea provoked a number of months ago, where they launched that long-range missile. so they came up with this playbook and it would show how strong we are. apparently we may have overplayed our hand at this point. rudy guiliani says the president perceived as weak on the topic. >> i think they
apparently there is some -- in the pentagon who worry, maybe we provoked them too much because now the north koreans feel like we got to do something to save face. so what they're doing is they've put the playbook on hold right now. they also say there is no imminent plan at this point that they believe on the part of the north koreans to actually do anything really stupid. >> brian: so the premise of this "wall street journal" column is that we're behind this, john kerry and...
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he called the pentagon "a big damn bureaucracy of mine -- a big damn bureaucracy." it does not sound like leon panetta at all. [laughter] wherever you are, leon, we're quoting you. the military is not and should never the run like operation. but that does not mean we don't have a good deal to learn from what the private sector has achieved over the past 20-30 years in which reducing layers of upper and middle management not only reduced costs and micromanagement, but also led to more agile and effective organizations. and more empowered junior leaders. in light of all these trends, we have to examine whether dod a structured and incentivize to ask for more and do more. that entails taking a hard look at requirements. how they are generated and where they are generated from. it could turn out that making dramatic changes in each of these areas could prove unwise, untenable, or politically impossible. yet we have no choice but to take a close look at how we can do all of this better. in order to address acquisition, personnel and overhead costs in smart ways, they hav
he called the pentagon "a big damn bureaucracy of mine -- a big damn bureaucracy." it does not sound like leon panetta at all. [laughter] wherever you are, leon, we're quoting you. the military is not and should never the run like operation. but that does not mean we don't have a good deal to learn from what the private sector has achieved over the past 20-30 years in which reducing layers of upper and middle management not only reduced costs and micromanagement, but also led to more...
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the pentagon confirms the u.s.s. john s. mccain, a navy destroyer ship, has been deployed to the region. this ship can shoot down missiles, and add to that u.s. f-22 rap tor fighter jets are already in the region now participating in joint military exercise of south korea's military. the white house is keeping a close watch on north korea's actions and provocative rhetoric from kim jong un. spoiled i would note -- >> i would note we are not seeing changes to the north korean military posture such as large-scale mobilizeations and positioning of forces. >> there have been reports that north korea's leader kim jong un may be shifting his focus towards the north's economy. in a speech before the ruling workers party, kim highlighted economy, but he showed no sign of ending his desire for nuclear build-up. >> what this leads to is the fact that we need a solution to the fact that we have a, basically a nuclearized north korea. and i think the country that can play the biggest role in this is china. >> one thing is clear. south k
the pentagon confirms the u.s.s. john s. mccain, a navy destroyer ship, has been deployed to the region. this ship can shoot down missiles, and add to that u.s. f-22 rap tor fighter jets are already in the region now participating in joint military exercise of south korea's military. the white house is keeping a close watch on north korea's actions and provocative rhetoric from kim jong un. spoiled i would note -- >> i would note we are not seeing changes to the north korean military...
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but interestingly enough -- >> brian: pentagon has been slammed. >> steve: yeah. but members of congress, the actual representatives and the senators, they are exempt from a salary cut and you can blame the 1985 graham-rudman act that exempted social security, interest on the debt, pell grants and by extension, the pay of members of congress. >> gretchen: so steve forbes was on the greta show last night and he has some ideas about how this should be handled. >> have the government spending tied to the state of the economy. traditionally we'd spend 18, 20% of gdp and government spending. so have a figure like 18 or 19% and if it goes above that, then congress' pay is docked and the president's pay is docked and since he has so many perks, perhaps a few rounds on the golf course. but have real consequences, personal consequences when you don't hold up your responsibilities. we do it in every other sphere of life. >> brian: the other part of the sequester that gets a lot of heat is the white house tours they've been shut down because we simply can't afford $74,000 a
but interestingly enough -- >> brian: pentagon has been slammed. >> steve: yeah. but members of congress, the actual representatives and the senators, they are exempt from a salary cut and you can blame the 1985 graham-rudman act that exempted social security, interest on the debt, pell grants and by extension, the pay of members of congress. >> gretchen: so steve forbes was on the greta show last night and he has some ideas about how this should be handled. >> have the...
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. >> reporter: at the pentagon, a change of course. officials say they'll cut back on publicity for those military drills taking place near north korea. the u.s. had promoted a parade of military might, b-2 tete bombers and f-22 fighters and naval missile defenses. >> i think we have to be careful and give kim jong-un an incentive to walk back from the brink and as we show firmness in our response. >> reporter: north korea shows no signs of backing down moving a mobile missile launcher to its east coast a sign of a pretest fire or preemptive strike. it could hit japan as well as u.s. gazes in guam where tens of thousands of americans live. >> one thing we can conclude about the military, and now the new head of the state, kim jong-un, they probably are not crazy. they're certainly brutal. they're certainly heartles
. >> reporter: at the pentagon, a change of course. officials say they'll cut back on publicity for those military drills taking place near north korea. the u.s. had promoted a parade of military might, b-2 tete bombers and f-22 fighters and naval missile defenses. >> i think we have to be careful and give kim jong-un an incentive to walk back from the brink and as we show firmness in our response. >> reporter: north korea shows no signs of backing down moving a mobile missile...
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. >> reporter: and that's a concern from the pentagon, that a miscalculation could mean that they trip in to war. but something we should point out, north korea today called the united states, quote, a boiled pumpkin. the fact that north korea is now reverting back to this milder, more juvenile, chat from the north, well, that may actually be a good sign that they are toning it down. >> a boiled pumpkin on this monday morning. all right, very serious situation, even with the strange language notwithstanding. kyung lah, thank you. >> it is serious. i have to say a boiled pumpkin, i have not heard that in terms of nuclear saber rattling. >> i haven't either. three people this morning i want to show you this, killed at a spectacular 95-vehicle crash alone the virginia/north carolina border. 25 other people taken to hospitals. this crash described as a chain of 17 separate wrecks. in one of the wrecks, the bed of a tractor trailer caught fire after colliding with six cars. it took tow truck drivers hours to clear off interstate 77. all lanes now have reopened. investigators say fog was a c
. >> reporter: and that's a concern from the pentagon, that a miscalculation could mean that they trip in to war. but something we should point out, north korea today called the united states, quote, a boiled pumpkin. the fact that north korea is now reverting back to this milder, more juvenile, chat from the north, well, that may actually be a good sign that they are toning it down. >> a boiled pumpkin on this monday morning. all right, very serious situation, even with the strange...
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spotlight tonight will be on clinton, since leaving office she's been seen in public once accepting a pentagon award in february. she's reemerging in a big way, a video endorsing gay marriage. >> lgbt americans are our colleagues, our teachers, our soldiers, our friends, our loved ones. >> reporter: now tonight's speech in washington, and then another women's global summit in new york friday where she's always a star attraction. clinton has plenty of time to decide what's next, even as polls show she would be formidable if she runs again for president. >> there's early polling showing she's doing well in florida against marco rubio and jeb bush but her people are saying give us some space. >> there's obviously plenty of time but until hillary clinton decides on her future none of the other leading democrats can decide on theirs. matt? >> andrea, thank you very much. >>> we've got some good news to report this morning, louisville basketball player kevin ware is expected to be released from an indianapolis hospital today as he recovers from that awful leg break he suffered less than 48 hours ago
spotlight tonight will be on clinton, since leaving office she's been seen in public once accepting a pentagon award in february. she's reemerging in a big way, a video endorsing gay marriage. >> lgbt americans are our colleagues, our teachers, our soldiers, our friends, our loved ones. >> reporter: now tonight's speech in washington, and then another women's global summit in new york friday where she's always a star attraction. clinton has plenty of time to decide what's next, even...